Part I: Preparing for the Trip
195 days to Almaty
Today I wanted to do some research on Almaty to help me get an idea of what it will be like living there. I also wanted to practice my math skills since I will be teaching math to middle schoolers. Here’s what I found so far. The population of Almaty is about 1.4 million people. Comparatively, the Stevens Point, Wisconsin population is about 25,000 people. This means that Almaty is about 55 times larger than Stevens Point. Here is what I was able to deduce so far from this information.
Since Stevens Point has 3 McDonalds, Almaty must have about 160 McDonalds
Stevens Point has 20 developed parks, therefore Almaty must have around 1,100 developed parks
Stevens Point has over 75 bars, therefore Almaty must have over 4,000 bars
Stevens Point is made up of 93% White, therefore Almaty must be 5115% White
Stevens Point’s Trivia Contest is 54 hours long, Almaty’s Trivia contest must be 2970 hours long
Furthermore Almaty must have 55 Walmarts, 55 Belt’s Ice Creams, 55 Mayors, 55 models of the 2713 train engine, and 55 Green Circles.
Well I can’t wait to learn more about Almaty, Kazakhstan! I’ll keep you posted!
